| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 29, 1963 |
| Time: | 2244 |
| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Operator: | Continental Airlines |
| Flight #: | 290 |
| Route: | Midland, TX - Kansas City, MO |
| AC Type: | Vickers Viscount 812 |
| Registration: | N242V |
| cn / ln: | 356 |
| Aboard: | 8 (passengers:5 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:5 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While making a straight in approach, the aircraft continued flying over the runway to the south end and while at a height of 90 feet, suddenly pitched down and struck the ground. Icing of the horizontal stabilizer which led to loss of pitch control. |
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